Hitit Medical Journal (Feb 2024)

The effect of vitamin D levels on eradication rates of Helicobacter pylori infection

  • Yusuf Kayar,
  • Güner Kılıç,
  • Adnan Özkahraman,
  • Şevki Konür,
  • Gulce Ecem Kilic

DOI
https://doi.org/10.52827/hititmedj.1332272
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 6, no. 1
pp. 28 – 32

Abstract

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Objective: Many factors are known to play a role in the eradication of Helicobacter pylori (Hp). The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of 25(OH) vitamin D levels on the success of H. pylori eradication. Material and Method: This retrospective study included 237 patients, aged 18-85 years, who presented at the Gastroenterology Polyclinic with dyspeptic complaints which had been ongoing for at least 6 months. Patients were divided into two groups according to their 25(OH) vitamin D level as >20ng/ml and

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